The Angels have acquired outfielder Shane Victorino and an unidentified amount of cash from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for infielder Josh Rutledge, Tim Brown of Yahoo! reports.
Industry source says Angels close to acquiring Shane Victorino.
— Tim Brown (@TBrownYahoo) July 27, 2015
The Angels, who have been rumored to be in the market for a bat will more than likely look to platoon the switch hitting Victorino with left-handed batter Matt Joyce whose been pretty good against right-handed pitching. However the Angels are said to still be in the market for more offensive help, especially from the corner outfield position.
The 34-year old Victorino is in the final year of his contract that has around $4.5 million left on the deal.
For Boston, Rutledge has yet to see major league action this season but has been pretty good at the Triple-A level accumulating a .286/.336/.432 slash line.